Tuesday, June 19, 2012

(The Hill) -- Rep. David Schweikert (R-Ariz.) on Monday proposed legislation that
would block enforcement of President Obama's new policy of letting
certain illegal immigrants request temporary relief from deportation.

Schweikert's
bill would specifically prohibit the Department of Homeland Security
from allowing that relief, which Obama described on Friday as an option
for up to 800,000 immigrants who came to the United States illegally at a
young age. Schweikert said his bill would prevent Obama from
"dictating" immigration law from the White House.

"Last week, the president decided to grant amnesty and hand out work
permits to hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants, while over 23
million Americans remain unemployed and the civilian participation rate
is at a 30-year low," he said Monday. "This amounts to an abdication of
duty to the American people who are struggling in this economy.

"Instead
of working with Congress to secure our border and reform our
immigration policy, President Obama sought to circumvent Congress once
again."